Group-Wide Compliance and Information Management Framework
First written in FY2016. 4 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
95 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company and each of its Group companies have established the position of Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as the senior officer responsible for promoting and strengthening compliance awareness.」
In addition to the CCO, the Company has established a CRO function to centrally manage risks across the Group, putting into concrete form its accountability framework for compliance and risk management. Measures to prevent recurrence through the Business Awareness and Conduct Reform Committee are also continuing. - 2026-06-04RestatedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「In April 2024, the Company established the “Group Compliance Office” and has strengthened coordination between the Company and the compliance-related departments of Group companies through a forum composed of the compliance officers of each company, including Hakuhodo Products Inc. and TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc., which are major operating companies.」
The Company reconfirms its operation of the Group Compliance Office, the forum of responsible officers from each company, and the Business Awareness and Conduct Reform Committee to prevent recurrence and strengthen compliance. The canonical thread remains unchanged. - FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company and each of its Group companies have established the position of Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as the senior officer responsible for promoting and strengthening compliance awareness.」
In addition to the existing Group Compliance Committee and other bodies, the Company has established CCO and CRO functions, strengthening the cross-functional compliance and risk management framework. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「In April 2024, we established the Group Compliance Office to strengthen cooperation between the Company and the compliance-related departments of each Group company. In addition, to ensure the prevention of recurrence of incidents at Hakuhodo Inc. and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., we established the Business Awareness and Conduct Reform Committee, chaired by the Representative Director and President of Hakuhodo, to strengthen the PDCA cycle for promoting compliance. The Group Compliance Office shares the committee’s activities across the Group and has established a framework to promote their implementation at each company.」
Following incidents involving overbilling and suspected violations of the Antimonopoly Act, the Company established the Group Compliance Office and the Business Awareness and Conduct Reform Committee, strengthening Group-wide measures to prevent recurrence and the operation of the PDCA cycle. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In response, on 7 March 2023, the Company established a special verification committee chaired by an independent outside director and requested that it investigate the causes and consider measures to prevent recurrence in connection with the indictment on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act. Based on recommendations received from the committee on 11 May of the same year, the Company has been implementing various measures.」
Following the indictment of a subsidiary and its employees, the Company established a special verification committee chaired by an independent outside director and is moving forward with measures to prevent recurrence based on its recommendations. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the discovery in prior fiscal years of misconduct by former employees of consolidated subsidiaries Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. and Hakuhodo Products Inc., the Company established a special committee in January 2021 chaired by an independent outside director and comprising outside experts, and requested that it investigate the causes and consider measures to prevent recurrence. Based on recommendations received from the committee in June of the same year, the Group has implemented various measures.」
Following the misconduct incidents, the Company states that it is implementing measures to prevent recurrence across the Group based on the special committee’s recommendations. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「To prevent the loss of social credibility and significant damage to enterprise value resulting from inappropriate responses to serious risk events, the Company established the Group Risk Response Team as a subordinate body of the Group Compliance Committee and enacted crisis management regulations. By clarifying the risk events covered and the risk response framework, the Company is strengthening its ability to respond promptly and appropriately when risk events occur.」
The Company continues to operate a cross-functional management framework involving the Group Risk Response Team, crisis management regulations and the Information Security Committee, among other bodies. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「To prevent the loss of social credibility and significant damage to enterprise value resulting from inappropriate responses to serious risk events, the Company established the Group Risk Response Team as a subordinate body of the Group Compliance Committee and enacted crisis management regulations. By clarifying the risk events covered and the risk response framework, the Company is strengthening its ability to respond promptly and appropriately when risk events occur.」
In addition to the existing compliance and information management framework, the Company has specified a Group Risk Response Team and crisis management regulations, putting into concrete form its framework for responding to risk events. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group Compliance Committee’s principal roles are to improve compliance awareness among Group officers and employees; formulate policies on important matters such as compliance and corporate ethics; establish an operating framework; monitor the progress of compliance activities at each Group company; and provide advice, instructions and guidance.」
The Company has established a code of conduct, a Group Information Security Committee, crisis management regulations and a Disaster Preparedness Committee, among other measures.